#a96cb3

Color #a96cb3

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a96cb3

RGB

rgb(169, 108, 179)

HSL

hsl(291.5, 31.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.5, 39.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(54.47, 36.17, -27.92)

LCH

lch(54.47, 45.69, 322.34)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.1236, 321.77)

HWB

hwb(291.5, 42.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76b36c

Analogous

#866cb3

#a96cb3

#b36c9a

Triadic

#a96cb3

#b3a96c

#6cb3a9

Split-complementary

#a96cb3

#9ab36c

#6cb386

Tetradic

#a96cb3

#b36c76

#76b36c

#6cb3a9

Square

#a96cb3

#b3866c

#76b36c

#6c9ab3

Shades

Color #a96cb3 mixed toward black.

#93529e

#76417e

#58315f

#3b213f

#1d1020

Tints

Color #a96cb3 mixed toward white.

#b785c0

#c69dcc

#d4b6d9

#e2cee6

#f1e7f2

Tones

Color #a96cb3 mixed toward gray.

#a572ad

#a078a7

#9c7ea1

#98849b

#948a95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9392a5 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#969aa2 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#a79997 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a96cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a96cb3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a96cb3 (#a96cb3) is rgb(169, 108, 179) in RGB.

No, #a96cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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